Douglas Beeman

Changes Loom for Innovative Lower Colorado River Endangered Species Program Amid Drought, New River Rules - Water Education Foundation WESTERN WATER IN-DEPTH: As the 50-year Multi-Species Conservation Program hits the 20-year mark this month, new questions about how to keep it strong hang over its future

Hey #cawater peeps & anyone interested in the Lower #ColoradoRiver Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Program - Western Water (from Water Ed Fdn) just published a piece on the program and its future. www.watereducation.org/western-wate...

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Agenda Posted for Water 101 Workshop in April; Journey Beyond the Headlines on Central Valley Tour - Water Education Foundation Optional Water 101 Watershed Tour Nearly Full; Coveted Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Hey, #cawater peeps, the Water Education Foundation is doing its annual Water 101 Workshop on April 10 at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. It's a great primer on California water. The agenda's out, here are the details. www.watereducation.org/announcement...

27.03.2025 00:22 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.

The pandemic interrupted childhood immunizations across the U.S., and rates have not yet recovered. If that continues, preventable infectious diseases will resurface in all age groups, experts say. Whooping cough is the most stark example of what happens when vaccination rates decline.

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New Maps Show How Climate Change is Making California’s “Fire Weather” Worse On California’s fall fire days — days with high temperatures and wind speeds, as well as low humidity — all it takes is a spark from a downed power line to start an inferno. New research indicates tha...

Back in 2020, we looked at data showing how the number of Fall "fire weather" (high winds, low humidity) days in California will double by the end of the century.. and the fires raging in LA right now started _outside_ the standard September-November high-FWI szn.

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KFF graphic featuring a quote from Robin Rudowitz, KFF vice president and director for the program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. It says, “Cuts of this magnitude would put states at financial risk, forcing them to raise new revenues or reduce Medicaid spending by eliminating coverage for some people, covering fewer services, and (or) cutting rates paid to physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes.”

⚡ House Republicans are reportedly considering cutting $2.3 trillion from Medicaid over 10 years — nearly a third of all federal Medicaid spending.

Such cuts would fundamentally change how Medicaid financing works, writes KFF’s @robinr.bsky.social. #QuickTake on.kff.org/429Yq5m

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Extreme weather cost $2tn globally over past decade, report finds US suffered greatest economic losses, report commissioned by International Chamber of Commerce finds, followed by China and India

The report found the costs of extreme weather events have escalated over the last decade. The U.S. had the largest economic losses over the 10-year period, at $935 billion, followed by China at $268 billion and India at $112 billion. www.theguardian.com/business/202... @theguardian.com

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